Adaptation and dosimetric commissioning of a synchrotron-based proton beamline for FLASH experiments
Yang M, Wang X, Guan F, Titt U, Iga K, Jiang D, Takaoka T, Tootake S, Katayose T, Umezawa M, Schüler E, Frank S, Lin SH, Sahoo N, Koong AC, Mohan R, Zhu XR. Adaptation and dosimetric commissioning of a synchrotron-based proton beamline for FLASH experiments. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2022, 67: 165002. PMID: 35853442, PMCID: PMC9422888, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac8269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced Markus chamberProton beamlineEBT-XD filmsMarkus chamberIrradiation conditionsUltra-high dose ratesUnique time structureFLASH irradiationAverage dose rateAbsolute dose calibrationDose rateBeamlineDose calibrationFlash experimentsTime structureAbsolute doseIrradiation platformMonte Carlo simulationsFLASH effectField sizeFlash conditionsDose controlGy sPrecise dosimetryCarlo simulations